Did You Ever Have a Family? is founded on an incident that for most people would be too much to bear thinking about. On the morning of what had been due to be a joyous occasion that most mothers dream of, the morning of June Reid’s daughter’s wedding, a fire engulfs…
Lisa was still going on in an almost uncontrollable manner about how she found out all the things she knew about Peter’s life. Peter was trying to think carefully about how on earth he was going to get himself out of this mess, but at the same time he made sure to tune in…
“Lisa, that sounds great. It really does. But I’m sorry, I can’t. I need to get to my wife and to my son,” Peter said looking down at his hands. To begin with, Lisa didn’t know what to say. “You are beautiful and any man would be lucky to be…
So he decided to be honest. “Yes, I am married,” he said, his defeat nearly sounding through his tone. “And we have one son,” he added, looking out for Lisa’s reaction. Lisa didn’t flinch, as if she already knew. “Ah that’s great! How old is he?” she asked excitedly. The…
After buying the drinks, Peter carried them over to the corner sofas that Lisa had settled in. On his way over, he looked at her, wondering how he could have missed her back at university. How did this gem slip the net? He placed the drinks on the table and…
O Time, where do you run to? What do you do with yourself? Why do you leave us with so little of you? Each week, you wear yourself so thin, we hardly get a glimpse of you. Before we know it, it’s Friday night and we’re clutching our glass of wine,…
Part 2: Liz’s heart was beating so hard and fast that she could nearly hear it herself as Luke turned the door handle and stepped inside. “You staying out there?” he said as he put his bag down and popped his keys into the bowl on the table by the…
Part 1 of 2 Liz stared at the body on the living room floor and wondered what her next plan of action should have been. She looked around the room, which was filled with an incongruous calm. The sun streamed through the window at the front of the house, which…
Part 2 Dan turned around without thinking and ran for his life. He ran across the grass towards the river and the path that lined it. He was running without thought and almost as if he couldn’t see where he was going. His mum and dad were shouting for him…
Honor walked into the surgery and signed in using the touch screen by the door. She entered the waiting room and quickly found a seat in the far corner of the room by the window, picking up the first crumpled magazine she found on her way. Honor glanced up and…